Paul Hogan
Australian actor and comedian (born 1939)
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Key Takeaways
- Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian.
- Early life At the start of his career, Paul Hogan said he was born in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, to appear more interesting.
- Hogan moved to Granville in Western Sydney at a young age and worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in Crocodile Dundee (1986), the first in the Crocodile Dundee film series.
Early life
At the start of his career, Paul Hogan said he was born in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, to appear more interesting. He was actually born in Parramatta, a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, and he is of Irish descent.
Hogan moved to Granville in Western Sydney at a young age and worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He attended both Primary and High School at Parramatta Marist High School.
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